March 27 2024
Another amazing Monday Night Poetry. I 🩷 these folks. So much.
Monday Night Poetry – Love These Folks
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Poetry Writing Workshop – The Radical Cat
March 23 2024
Great afternoon of poetry writing, led by @griffinspiration. We wrote two poems in image chain style.
My two are titled, The Goddess of Lust and She’s Been Through Some Shit. 💋🦋💋
Everyone’s poems were awesome! @theradicalcat is a fabulous, local book+ shop! 🩷🩷🩷
Poetry: Arrivederci
March 23 2024
Arrivederci
Goodbye
Farewell
So long
I just can’t stand the pain
There’s a non-stop herd of elephants
Stampeding across my heart
Goodbye
I’m leaving
I’ve done all I can
The disappointment that keeps getting delivered
Fractures my heart into a trillion pieces
My nervous system simply
Cannot take the rise and fall,
The dopamine hits
Of the delicious intense encounters
And the heart breaking let down
Of disappointment
Farewell
I’m headed to the craft store
To buy glue, steel, and comfort
I’ll glue the pieces of my heart
Back together,
Melting the steel
Into the crevices
Smooshing in words of comfort, strength,
and resilience
More glue,
More melted steel
More words
So long
I’ll calm the elephants stampeding
Across my heart
I’ll take the love that has hit a dead end
The love that has no where to go
I’ll feed it to the elephants
Pouring the love into them,
Onto them, over them
Until they slowly calm
Inhaling the love with their snouts
Wrapping me in their herd
Taking me into their trust
Showering me with that same love
Showering me, rocking me with their love
Until my heart has healed
Reviving my ability to love
Showering until my light returns
Until the joy returns
They disperse
I disperse
Having a fortified heart
Feeling calm, peaceful
Dare I say
Ready to do it
All over again
That is, of course,
After this process has
Repeated from
Five to five hundred and fifty five times
Goodbye
Farewell
So long
Camilla Downs 2024
Throwback Post: Team TLC at Sand Harbor Lake Tahoe
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September 25 2011:
Just another Saturday adventure for Team TLC! This was so much FUN!! Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor adventures fer sure!
Monday Night Poetry – Filling My Cup
March 23 2024
Monday Night Poetry filled my cup to overflowing! 🩷🩷🩷
Thank you Paolo, Isis, Levi, Jesse, Fredley, Caleb and a few others whose names I cannot remember (sorry!) for the hugs and holding space for me to share what I needed to share.
If you’ve followed my writing for some time, you know that I write to process life experiences. Nearly 100% of the time, I feel much better afterwards as it helps me to get on the other side of it.
Everyone at Monday Night Poetry instinctively understood that I was not asking for advice. I just needed to get this out of my head, heart, and body. And I needed comfort by way of hugs. That’s it.
I appreciate this wonderful group of creative folks so damn much! 💋💋💋
Throwback Post: Double Mini Golf Course
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September 24 2013:
Looks like chaos … but it’s an elaborate double mini golf course design potentially for making on cardboard! I so enjoy when this young man gets inspired! Go Thomas!
Breathing a Huge Sigh of Relief
March 21 2024
It is done!! 🎉 Two hours of reviewing and signing. I’m so freaking excited to have this off my to do list. Thank you André Sam!! 🙌🙌🙌
(I mean, I still have pretty much no assets, nor money. But this gets everything ready for future abundance, and most importantly, gets everything as it needs to be for Lillian once I’m done dancing on Earth.)
Throwback Post: Fabulous Teacher with a Sand Harbor Adventure
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September 24 2013:
Thomas told me this morning that he wants to be a teacher. I asked him why and he said Mrs. Nicole always looks like she’s having so much fun (his teacher). And she’s friends with all of the students. This touched my heart so … almost made my eyes sweat! She IS a fabulous teacher indeed and he is right on … She is having the time of her life spending her days with these kids …. She shines and it’s obvious she is so happy! Both Thomas and Lillian have had the experience of having the opposite kind of person as a teacher and I am so very blessed and grateful for Mrs. Nicole and her beautiful light! xoxo
September 24 2011:
Off for an adventure!!
Here’s where we ended up!!! Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!! Lake Tahoe – Sand Harbor
Reno Live Music – Anthony Postman at Cypress
March 17 2024
Wonderful afternoon seeing my friend, Anthony Postman, and supporting our Reno farmers. Live music in Reno is fire. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Throwback Post: Here’s to Celebrating
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September 22 2015
Here’s to creating and letting go of those creations. Making way for new creations. Nothing ever really ends. It just changes form. xoxo
Celebratory walk around the lake after the celebration dinner. So beautiful … xoxo
